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Post by edwardmelnyk on Jan 28, 2016 17:10:05 GMT -5
Hey everyone, so I just checked on a few of my temperate carnivores, and a few have mealies! I'm absolutely terrified and unsure of what to use to get rid of the buggers (no pun intended). Does anyone know of safe pesticides to use? I've lost a few other plants to mealies, so I'm gonna have to start cracking down on them before anything else gets taken. Thanks!
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Post by H2O on Jan 28, 2016 17:20:51 GMT -5
How are you caring for your temperate plants right now? I've found that typical outside growing never has any problems with mealies, scale etc. The winter cold kills everything each year.
You can use the neem oil recipe at double strength or there are a number of systemic pesticides that work well. I would ask your parents if you can spray with them though. Some need protective equipment.
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Post by edwardmelnyk on Jan 28, 2016 17:38:05 GMT -5
Okay, thanks a lot! Last year one of my plants had mealies from the greenhouse and i didn't notice until it was too late. However, I didn't see anything until just now when I checked. My garage is heated, usually hovering at around five degrees Celsius. I didn't have room in the fridge, and Edmonton likes to get really cold, so I couldn't put them outside. I might try with my money to save up for a fridge or freezer for next winter. Thanks for the help!
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Post by edwardmelnyk on Jan 28, 2016 17:38:44 GMT -5
How are you caring for your temperate plants right now? I've found that typical outside growing never has any problems with mealies, scale etc. The winter cold kills everything each year. You can use the neem oil recipe at double strength or there are a number of systemic pesticides that work well. I would ask your parents if you can spray with them though. Some need protective equipment. Sorry, one more question. If this ever happens to my neps, can I use the same thing on them?
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Post by lloyd on Jan 28, 2016 20:57:41 GMT -5
Mealies are almost always on the roots too. Remove all potting material. Clean the pots well, set them aside. Wash everything well, roots and all, removing all mealies: A spray is good. Tap water is fine as they won't be sitting in it. Then spray the whole plant with Al Bickell's Neem recipe (search the OCPS for the recipe). Put the roots in rain-moistened LFS and loosely pack plants in plastic bags. Don't seal the bags to avoid mould. Lower the garage temperature to 0C. If you have some light (clean) dry fluffy snow, you can put some around the LFS on the roots. Keep the LFS moist. If the garage gets above 5C take them out and put them back if it goes below 5C until warmer weather is reliable.
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Post by hal on Jan 28, 2016 23:34:26 GMT -5
I've had my best success in keeping mealies down so far by just spraying the heck out of the plant with the coldest tap water I have. And at this time of year, it's pretty cold. I installed a kitchen tap with spray/stream in the laundry room near my plant shelves and it's been working wonders. I spray the leaves top and bottom and blast the spray through the soil.
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